underrated

adjective

un·​der·​rat·​ed ˌən-dər-ˈrā-təd 

ˌən-də-

: rated or valued too low

an underrated movie/book

… Francis, surely the most underrated player in the league, led the improbable comeback.

—E. M. Swift

Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot, is a very underrated 1976 comedy-thriller about a phony psychic's accidental involvement with jewel thieves.

—Joe Leydon

Examples of underrated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

New roles, rough results With Curry and Melton out, the lead ballhandling duties fell upon Podziemski, who has been an underrated scorer for the Warriors and a dependable 39% shooter from behind the arc. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026

Seafood is the underrated star here—from sautéed squid to amêijoas à bulhão pato—but be sure to try the Segovian suckling pig or the 50‑day aged Mirandesa‑style ribeye, priced by weight. —Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

For Patterson, getting the best out of his defenders never proved to be a problem at TCU, where he was known for unearthing underrated prospects. —Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026

In the comments, what are the most underrated and overrated parts of the Notre Dame game-day experience? —Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for underrated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated